Trey Gowdy Says Susan Rice Can Be Subpoenaed by Senate

South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy has suggested that there is more than one way to get former National Security Advisor Susan Rice to explain to Congress what she knew about the unmasking of Trump transition officials, and it’s a suggestion she won’t like.

During an interview with Fox News’ “America’s Newsroom” Thursday morning, Gowdy said that Congress might soon subpoena Rice to appear in a closed-door setting.

On Wednesday, Rice declined a request to testify before a Senate subcommittee next week, citing “separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches and the fact that the invitation was not bipartisan,” according to Politico.

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Many Republican members of Congress are interested in what Rice has to say about her unmasking of names from surveillance records, and are chiefly interested in her requests to reveal Trump transition officials whose names were exposed during incidental surveillance.

“There are other ways to invite people other than via a letter,” Gowdy asserted. “There are things called subpoenas. You shouldn’t have to use them with a former national security advisor, but if you do, you do.”